A Very Good, Very Bad Ride

Anne Kadet Tests Out City's New Bike-Sharing Program

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Anne Kadet

June 14, 2013 9:33 pm ET

Everyone's got their own dumb reason for hating on Citi Bike, the city's new bike-sharing program, but mine is the dumbest. My concern: What if it makes cycling fun and accessible for every New Yorker? Where does that leave me?

This has everything to do with vanity. When I first started cycling from Brooklyn to work in Midtown, commuting by bike was still seen as dangerous, exotic and a little glam—like living in the East Village circa 1987. Biking in, I felt vastly superior to all the squares trapped in cars and trains.